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| Works 4.5a (Hungarian) - 32-Bit Win
| Product Summary |
Product: Works
Version: 4.5a |
Category: Compliant
Operating System: 32-Bit Win |
| Language: Hungarian |
Release Date: 01 Sep 1998 |
| Operational Range: |
01 Jan 1900 - 03 Jun 2079 |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
| Product Dependencies: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 Internet Explorer 4 |
| Clock Dependencies: |
System Clock |
| Last Updated: |
19 May 1999 | |
| Product Details |
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Product Maintenance: While Microsoft continues to recommend that customers install the most current Service Pack/Release for non-Year 2000 reasons, we understand that, for many reasons, this may not be possible. In order to aid our customersÆ Year 2000 efforts, Microsoft intends to maintain Works 4.5a as compliant through January 1, 2001. Newer Service Packs are also to be maintained as compliant, and may include additional non-Year 2000 updates. This is intended to minimize the Year 2000 as a reason to upgrade.
How the product handles dates:
- Storage. Microsoft Works 4.5a stores dates in a serialized fashion starting with January 1, 1900 as serial value 1. For example, for either product, if the date 1/1/1901 is entered, Works 4.5a stores it internally with a value of 367 since this is the number of days since (and including) the serial starting point of January 1, 1900. If the date 6/1/1998 is entered, Works 4.5a stores it internally with a value of 35947 and so on, since this is the number of days since the starting point of 1/1/1900. In addition, Works 4.5a stores 4-digit years in files even when entry uses only 2 digits.
- Parsing on date entry. If a date is entered with a 2-digit year (i.e. 6/1/98), Works 4. assumes that the century for the year is 19xx if the 2-digit year value is between 30 and 99. If the 2-digit year value is between 0 and 29, Works 4.5a assumes that the century for the year is 20xx.
- Sorting. Works 4.5a sorts on full years (4-digit dates) even if only 2 digits are displayed. Also, the Works 4.5a sorts dates properly when some are prior to 2000 and some are after 2000.
- Leap Years. Works 4.5a executes leap years and displays 2/29 in appropriate years, including the year 2000 and after.
Note: The year 1900 is not a leap year. However, in your testing you may notice Microsoft Works treats 1900 as a leap year. This algorithm was adopted to maintain compatibility with dates in Lotus 1-2-3, and is by design. The calculation for leap years used by the Gregorian calendar is as follows. If a year is evenly divisible by four, it is a leap year, unless the year is evenly divisible by 100. If a year is evenly divisible by 100, it is not a leap year, unless it is also evenly divisible by 400.
- Display. The Works 4.5a spreadsheet and database uses the concept of an edit format for dates. This format is a short date format with a four-digit year (i.e. mm/dd/yyyy) and is displayed when a date-formatted cell is selected or edited. For example, when a user navigates the spreadsheet and is currently on a cell with a date format that only displays 2-digits for the year value, the formula bar will display the date in the edit format which includes all 4 digits for the year. If the user places the cell into edit mode, the date is displayed in the edit format as well. This removes the century ambiguity of a two-digit year component.
Two-digit shortcut handling:
If the two-digit year value of a date falls between 30 and 99, that date is interpreted by Works as occurring in the century 19xx (i.e. 1930 or 1999). If between 00 and 29, the two-digit date is interpreted by Works as occurring in the century 20xx.
Common date usage errors:
- The DATE() function is not designed to take 2-digit year shortcuts since it receives numeric parameters. The DATE() function calculates a number less than 1900 as an offset from 1900. So, if you were to enter a formula such as =DATE(15,1,1), the resulting date would be January 1, 1915, not 2015. The argument for the year value when using the DATE() function should always be entered as a 4-digit value.
- The new date parsing behavior described above in the "Parsing on date entry" section is different from previous versions of Works. Previous versions assumed that 2-digit year values occurred in the century 19xx. This new behavior is by design to make Works compliant with Year 2000 standards.
- Literal date parsing during calculations. Functions that use dates as an argument should reference cells that contain the dates stored as serial values rather than using a literal date value in the formula itself. A literal date is a date that is enclosed in single quotation marks, which Microsoft Works attempts to interpret literally as it is shown. For example, if you want to use the YEAR ( ) function to return the number of years since 1900 for the date 1/1/2025, you should store the argument date in a cell and then reference that cell in the formula (i.e. enter 1/1/2025 in cell A1 and then create the formula YEAR(A1) where you want the result displayed.).
Additional Information:
- Users who work with dates in Microsoft Works will benefit from changing the system short date format to one that uses a 4-digit year, (i.e. "MM/dd/yyyy"). This change will allow the user to clearly see the century of a date. To change the system short date format, press the Start button, then select Settings, Control Panel, Regional Settings, select the Date page, then change the Short Date Style to a format that includes a 4-digit year by replacing the "yy" portion with "yyyy".
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YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE
ALL COMMUNICATIONS OR CONVEYANCES OF INFORMATION TO YOU CONCERNING MICROSOFT AND THE YEAR 2000, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE INFORMATION REGARDING YEAR 2000 TESTING, ASSESSMENTS, READINESS, TIME TABLES, OBJECTIVES, OR OTHER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT"), ARE PROVIDED AS A "YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE" (AS DEFINED BY THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT) AND CAN BE FOUND AT MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 WEBSITE LOCATED AT http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/ (the "Y2K WEBSITE"). EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF, THE TERMS OF THE Y2K WEBSITE, AND THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE PLANNING FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE YEAR 2000. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND IS UPDATED REGULARLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. MICROSOFT THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CHECK THE Y2K WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. CONSEQUENTLY, MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MOREOVER, MICROSOFT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY MICROSOFT OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY DECREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER REGARDING ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS FOUND AT THE Y2K WEBSITE AND IS INTENDED TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER INFORMATION LOCATED AT THE Y2K WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORIES OF COMPLIANCE INTO WHICH MICROSOFT HAS CLASSIFIED ITS PRODUCTS IN ITS YEAR 2000 PRODUCT GUIDE, AND THE MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 TEST CRITERIA.
ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENTS MADE TO YOU IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING YEAR 2000 RELATED UPDATES, YEAR 2000 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, OR REMEDIATION SERVICES (IF ANY) ARE SUBJECT TO THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT (112 STAT. 2386). IN CASE OF A DISPUTE, THIS ACT MAY REDUCE YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF ANY SUCH STATEMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY YOUR CONTRACT OR TARIFF.
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